02362cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000180011324500100013126400510014130000470019233600260023933700260026533800360029149000770032750000310040450800960043552011600053153400770169165300200176865300180178865300260180670000290183283000770186185600430193899900190198165876UtSlPG20260610134524.0mcr n260607r20211952utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aVenable, Bill10aTheft 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2021  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy September 1952.  aRelease date is 2021-07-19  aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Theft" by Bill Venable is a whimsical science fiction short story written in the early 1950s. The narrative revolves around an author named Thompson who finds himself in a peculiar situation where he is visited by little green men who provide inspiration for his writing. The story combines elements of humor and fantasy, exploring the thin line between creativity and insanity.  As Thompson struggles with writer's block, he encounters these little green figures who assist him in developing engaging and fantastical stories. Initially, he is intrigued by their suggestions, but as the tale progresses, he begins to question their reality. After having produced several stories with their help, Thompson consults a psychiatrist, who ultimately dismisses the little green men as mere hallucinations, convincing Thompson to forget about them. In a surprising twist, however, the psychiatrist himself becomes enamored with the idea of the green men and seeks out their assistance in writing, leading to a humorous conclusion that underscores the theme of creativity and the ever-elusive search for inspiration. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited States: Greenleaf Publishing Company, 1952  aScience fiction  aShort stories  aAuthorship -- Fiction1 aTerry, W. E.,d1921-1992 0aProduced from Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy September 1952.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65876  c106698d106698